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About Ragharia Village

Ragharia is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 541 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ragharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ragharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813213
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 541
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ragharia compares

By the 2011 count Ragharia is the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Ragharia

Ragharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ragharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ragharia from other places

Ragharia lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 7.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ragharia
Nearest railway station Shivanarayanpur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 9.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Ragharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ragharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ragharia village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Ragharia village has 541 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ragharia has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Ragharia is 813213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ragharia covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ragharia falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ragharia is Shivanarayanpur, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ragharia.

Ragharia is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ragharia is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 7.8 km away. Colgong is about 9.1 km away. Bhagalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur (under 2 km), Keshopur (under 2 km) and Lagma (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ragharia today is likely to be higher.

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